The Yobe state government has won the Due Process and Good Governance best state award by the Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria.
The Director-General, Press and Media Affairs to Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Mr Mamman Mohammed, made this known on Saturday in a statement.
According to the statement, the Association adjudged government transactions under Buni’s administration more transparent and accountable.
Mohammed said the Association lauded Buni for giving the state’s Public Procurement Bureau free hand to operate without hindrance.
The statement quoted the state Commissioner for Justice, Mr Saleh Samanja, who represented the governor, as saying that, “this is quite encouraging.
This award will encourage Gov. Buni and the government of Yobe to intensify due process in government transactions and projects.
We also have a very efficient and effective Bureau of Public Procurement that ensures strict compliance to due process.
The excellent leadership provided by the governor has made governance responsive, accountable and transparent.
He added that the Association, also honoured the Bureau in recognition of its non-compromising posture in the award of contract and project execution.